An injury has forced Issac Vallie-Flagg out of UFC 161 on June 15th in Winnipeg and replacing him against Sam Stout will be James Krause.
UFC officials announced the change on Wednesday and the new fight will remain on the preliminary card on FX.
UFC 161 takes place from the MTS Centre in Winnipeg and will be headlined by a three round light heavyweight bout as former UFC champion Rashad Evans faces former Pride and Strikeforce champion Dan Henderson.
Krause (19-4) is a veteran of the WEC and is currently on a seven fight winning streak. His last five fights have taken place at Resurrection Fighting Alliance and is most recent victory came against Tony Imada in January.
Stout (20-8-1) originally made his debut with the UFC in 2006 and has won six fight night bonuses during his UFC career. He has won two of his last three fights and recently defeated Caros Fodor by split decision at UFC 157 in February.
The current UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson card is below:
Main Card: (PPV – 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
Rashad Evans (22-3-1) vs. Dan Henderson (29-9)
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-5) vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua 21-7)
Roy Nelson (20-7) vs. Stipe Miocic (9-1)
Alexis Davis (11-5) vs. Rosi Sexton (13-2)
Pat Barry (8-5) vs. Shawn Jordan (14-4)
Preliminary Card: (FX – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
Jake Shields (27-6-1, 1NC) vs. Tyron Woodley (11-1)
Sam Stout (20-8-1) vs. James Krause (19-4)
Ryan Jimmo (17-2) vs. Igor Pokrajac (25-9, 1NC)
Sean Pierson (13-6) vs. TJ Waldburger (16-7)
Preliminary Card: (Facebook – 6:35 p.m. ET/3:35 p.m. PT)
Roland Delorme (8-1, 1NC) vs. Edwin Figueroa (9-2)
Mitch Clarke (9-2) vs. John Maguire (18-5)
Yves Jabouin (18-8) vs. Dustin Pague (11-8)